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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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