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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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