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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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