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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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