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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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