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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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