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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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