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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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