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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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