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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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