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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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