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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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