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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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