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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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