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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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