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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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