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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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