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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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