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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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