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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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