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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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