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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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