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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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