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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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