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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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