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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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