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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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