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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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