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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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