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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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