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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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