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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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