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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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