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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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