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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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