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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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