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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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