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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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