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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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