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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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