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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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