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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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