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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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