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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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