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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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