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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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