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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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