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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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