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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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