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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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