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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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