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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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