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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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