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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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