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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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