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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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