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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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