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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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