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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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