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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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