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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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