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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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