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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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