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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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