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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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