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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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