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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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