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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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