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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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