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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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