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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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