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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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