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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed 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 institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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