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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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