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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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