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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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