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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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