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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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