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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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