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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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