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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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