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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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