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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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