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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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