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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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