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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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