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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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