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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)