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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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