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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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