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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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