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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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