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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies 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 stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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