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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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