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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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