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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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