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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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