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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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