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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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