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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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