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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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