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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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