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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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