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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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