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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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