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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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