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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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