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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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