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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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