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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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