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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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