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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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