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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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