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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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