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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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