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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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