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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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