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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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