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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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