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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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