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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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