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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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