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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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