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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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