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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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