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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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