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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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