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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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