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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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