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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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