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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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