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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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