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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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