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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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