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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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