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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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