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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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