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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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