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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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