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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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