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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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