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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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