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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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