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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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