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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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