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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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