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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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