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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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