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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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