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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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