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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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