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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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