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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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