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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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