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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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