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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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