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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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