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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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