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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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