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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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