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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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