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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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