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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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