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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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