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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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