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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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