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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key 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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