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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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