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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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