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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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