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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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