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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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