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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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