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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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