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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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