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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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