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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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