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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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