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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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