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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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