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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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