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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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