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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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