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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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