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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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