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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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