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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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