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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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