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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition