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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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