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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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