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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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