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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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