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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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