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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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