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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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