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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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