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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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