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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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