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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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