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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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