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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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