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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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