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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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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