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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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