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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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