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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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