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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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