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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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