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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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