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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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