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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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