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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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