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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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