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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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