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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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