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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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