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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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