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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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