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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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