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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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