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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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