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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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