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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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