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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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