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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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