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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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