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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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