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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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