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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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