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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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