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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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