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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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