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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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