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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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