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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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