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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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