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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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