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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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