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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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