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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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