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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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