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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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