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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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