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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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