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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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