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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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