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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure 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 openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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