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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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