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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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