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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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