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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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