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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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