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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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