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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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