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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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