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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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