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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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