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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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