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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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