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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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