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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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