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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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