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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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