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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting 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 discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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