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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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