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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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