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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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