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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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