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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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