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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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