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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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