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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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