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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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