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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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