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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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