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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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