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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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