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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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