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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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