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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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