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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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