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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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