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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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