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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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