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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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