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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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