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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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