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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major 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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