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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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