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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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