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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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