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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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