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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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