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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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