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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the 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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