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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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