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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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