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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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