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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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