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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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