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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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