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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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