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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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