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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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