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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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