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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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