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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)