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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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