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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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