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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the 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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