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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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