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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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