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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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