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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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