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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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