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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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