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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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