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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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