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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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