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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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