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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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