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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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