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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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