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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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