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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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