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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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