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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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