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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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