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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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