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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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