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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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