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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources