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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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