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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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