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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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