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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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