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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators 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 University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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