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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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