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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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