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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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