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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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