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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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