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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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