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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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