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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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