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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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