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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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