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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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