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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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