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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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