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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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