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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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