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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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