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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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