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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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