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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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