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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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