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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors 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 Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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