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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee 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 business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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