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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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