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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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