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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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