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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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