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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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