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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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