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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with 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 be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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