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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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