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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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