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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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