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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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