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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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