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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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