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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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