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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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