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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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