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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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