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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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