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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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