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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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