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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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