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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important 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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