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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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