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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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