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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting 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 most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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