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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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