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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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