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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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