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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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