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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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