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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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