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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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