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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers 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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