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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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