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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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