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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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