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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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