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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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