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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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