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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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 abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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