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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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