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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)