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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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