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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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