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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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