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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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