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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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