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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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