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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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