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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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