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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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