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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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