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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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