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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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