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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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