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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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