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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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