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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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