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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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