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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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