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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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