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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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