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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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