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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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