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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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