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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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