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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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