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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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