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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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