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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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