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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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