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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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