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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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