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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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