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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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