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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key 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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