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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major 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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