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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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