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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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