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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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