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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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