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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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