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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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