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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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