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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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