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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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