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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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