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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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