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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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