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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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