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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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