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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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