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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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