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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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