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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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