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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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