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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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