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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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