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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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