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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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