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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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