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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education