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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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