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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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