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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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