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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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