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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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