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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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