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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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