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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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