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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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