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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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