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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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