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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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