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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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