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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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