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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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