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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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