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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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