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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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