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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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