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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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