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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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