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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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