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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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