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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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