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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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