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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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