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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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