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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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