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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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