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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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