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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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