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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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