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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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