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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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