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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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