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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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