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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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