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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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