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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online 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 optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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