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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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