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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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