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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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