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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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