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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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