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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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