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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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