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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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