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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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