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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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