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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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